Penman campaign announces endorsements

The Firefighters know what is right! They don't want four more years of FAILED policy! They want strong leadership, not CORRUPTION from the mayors office. With Mr. Penman in office, hopefully he will expose all of the illegal dealings Morris has been perpetrating with the assistance of his weird son. Then turn everything into the Attorney General for prosecution!

ObamACORN and Morris, sitting in a tree: F-U-N-D-I-N-G! http://sanbernardinocity.blogspot.com/ That is why I'm voting for Penman!

Si se puede con Penman!

Well, My gosh, some one is using my monicker. What will the Penmanites stoop to next.

Most people who know Penman knows he has a southern attitude towards black folks and he wants to send the mexicans back across the border on a one-way bus ticket. Like Jim's mother said, she did not want to give birth to "no damn yankee" and I assume she wasn't talking baseball. I wonder how much the 'N' word was used in the Penman household when he was being raised. I am certain that if Penman wins, we won't be a pillow case left in town.

Let's see: Penman supports ultra-libertarian Desjardins, Joe (I am not a nazi-skinhead) Turner, and Joe Arnett, who is a Penman clone. I don't think this is the change we need.

PopePaul:

I happen to know for a FACT that Penman is not a racist. Part of his platform is helping disadvantaged African American and Hispanic children succeed in our community and get every opportunity they deserve! Where do you get that he is a racist from: a cracker jack box? He marched right along side the African American and Hispanic residents of the Guthrie area, shaking hands and talking to them about what they want. If he didn't care, then why did he go and do that? Why did he set up free boxing to keep the kids busy in that neighborhood if he's such a good klan member?

I don't know Penman's mother, so I can't say one thing or the other about her, but I can swear that Penman is no racist. I'd have exposed him a LONG time ago if I thought that.

Morris is the one who hired the police chief (Billdt) who coined the phrase "San Bernarnegro" and refused to fire him.

What a pathetic and cowardly comment by "the real popepaul". He sounds as lame as Jimmy Carter did yesterday!

Anonymous bloggers like "the real popepaul" are the cockroachs of the internet. They have to blog from under a rock because no one would take them seriously if their real names were revealed.

Just me:
That term "sanbernarnegro" was being used by students in the mid 70's in Rialto. Bildt did not coin it, he may have used it, but he did not coin it during his "chiefdom".
Real pope paul is a problem to himself. He must be very unhappy with himself to be so nasty.

HTBS:

Thanks. I'll believe that. I'm certainly too young to call you wrong on that one if you were there. However, I do believe he may have made the term more popular by using it...That's just as bad, in my opinion.

Well, My gosh, some one is using my monicker. What will the Penmanites stoop to next.

Most people who know Penman knows he has a southern attitude towards black folks and he wants to send the mexicans back across the border on a one-way bus ticket. Like Jim's mother said, she did not want to give birth to "no damn yankee" and I assume she wasn't talking baseball. I wonder how much the 'N' word was used in the Penman household when he was being raised. I am certain that if Penman wins, we won't be a pillow case left in town.

Let's see: Penman supports ultra-libertarian Desjardins, Joe (I am not a nazi-skinhead) Turner, and Joe Arnett, who is a Penman clone. I don't think this is the change we need.

How sad that the paid political consultant for Arnett and Penman, Chris Jones, has to pretend to be a supporter of them...can't they find any real non-paid supporters?

Bildt used San "Beaner-negro"

Chris Jones doesn't have to PRETEND. He supports them because of what they believe and prove through action which is why he can write what he writes. He does NOT support the liar, snake in the grass-Shorett. Go get some help, popepaul, you need it. I believe Operation Molestation offers free counseling. Go get some.

Just me too...I have read several of your bloggs and I am convinced that your brain may be running on empty. Chris Jones doesn't have to pretend to be a Penman supporter. He even uses his real name when he bloggs. What's to hide? No one has to pay me to support Penman for mayor. I am a resident of the City of San Bernardino who will vote Penman for mayor because he is the better choice. There are many like us who are unhappy with the past 4 years under Morris.

Just Me;
You are very welcome. Actually I am older than dirt and was in Rialto when the first and only Black family in the north end of town of Rialto, was being harassed, and a bunch of us went to their aid and ran off some idiots from "FONTUCKY".
We had names like Rat-Hole, goat ropers , fontucky and of course the long standing "BERDOO", and had not yet coined the current SanBeanernegro ( sp correction from my last comment,which my neiece corrected my info), as it was just not heard of, at least to the neighborhoods I grew up in.
In the last decades, sadly, monikers have been used more to disrepect than to allude to a location such as the one in question.

popepaul:

Either you have an IQ of 2 or you are deliberately trying to mislead the readers of this blog.

To my knowledge, Jim Penman has never supported me in any endeavor I have ever undertaken. I am not a fan or a supporter of Jim Penman. I do not like Jim Penman and would not vote for him.

Among other things, Penman cursed me out in front of my five year old son at the time and tried to have me arrested. I was actually placed in handcuffs in the parking garage of City Hall by SBPD in front of my son who was terrified and screaming at the time.

It was all over a public information request I had submitted seeking the emails of top city officials during the Operation Phoenix molestation scandal that was being covered up at City Hall. It was the real ACORN scandal.

Unfortunately, Penman stonewalled and stonewalled and stonewalled and in fact, never fulfilled my public information request. He wanted me to cough up thousands of dollars (literally) to get the documents.

Now...it was widely believed that Morris knew what was going on at Operation Pheonix regarding these scandals, etc.

So, let me ask you something...if Penman is an archenemy of Mayor Morris, why do you think Penman would block me from getting access to these emails? What on Earth could have been his motivation?

I have my speculation, perhaps you should develop a theory as well.

Simply put, Penman is not a trustworthy person. Take the Fred Wilson fiasco. He went through great pains to pretend to be Wilson's friend in public and suggested that the mayor was to blame for Wilson's shortcomings.

Penman was simply trying to salvage Wilson's job offer in Huntington Beach that I was trying to deep six. Why? Because he wanted Wilson out of San Bernardino.

There is a reason why the "caped crusader" that fancies himself as the ultimate crimefighter can't even get the endorsement of the San Bernardino Police Officers while running against the biggest, soft on crime liberal this city has ever seen.

I could go on and on, but I think that sufficiently sets the record straight.

To Joe Turner: As one of many witnesses to your childish shenanigans at City Hall, you, sir, are the one trying to mislead the readers. You work for a county supervisor now, so as to not blanket his office with another liar in Derry's midst, come clean with the truth. You asked for emails between the Mayor, Jim Morris and anyone else in city hall. The stack was thousands of pages thick to which you were given access, but of course you showed up at almost closing time. The documents had a cost related to their review for non-law enforcement eyes and to their reproduction, that the taxpayer should be reimbursed for, that you wanted to free. Not to mention the overtime the city would have had to pay, had you not been asked politely several times to come back. You refused so PD was asked to come and have you removed because of the scene you created. Your behavior in front of your son was unfortunate but you caused it. Not to discount your end game as to the reason for the request, there was a criminal investigation going on, that needed to be protected, ie. the taxoayer, the victims, and collection of evidence as to who, when, why and how the whole Operation Molestation came down. But you are so good at twisting things. PD chose NOT to endorse either candidate cause they don't want to spend the money. They are saving it for when the Mayor tries to rid the charter of Sec 186. Firefighters have always been smarter than cops, however, which is why firefighters endorsed Jim. I thought you would have grown up by now, little boy.

It sounds to me that Joe Turner, an American citizen, made a legitimate request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. It's very unfortunate that an apparent city employee or representative affilated in some manner with city government(aka "Be Real") would demean a citizen in this manner. Didn't Turner have a right to walk into City Hall ? Didn't he have a right to make the request and receive the information in a timely manner? ... Which was done days in advance. Or are these rights now only afforded to the illegal immigrants and convicted felons on parole ?

It sounds to me that Joe Turner, an American citizen, made a legitimate request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. It's very unfortunate that an apparent city employee or representative affilated in some manner with city government(aka "Be Real") would demean a citizen in this manner. Didn't Turner have a right to walk into City Hall ? Didn't he have a right to make the request and receive the information in a timely manner? ... Which was done days in advance. Or are these rights now only afforded to the illegal immigrants and convicted felons on parole ?

"Be Real"

Let me first say that this will be the final response from me in this thread. I came here to set the record straight with popepaul and I do not care to spend a significant amount of my time responding to charges levied by faceless cowards who don't have the stones to man up and "be real" about who they are.

The incident in question was witnessed by at most three individuals (Penman, a female staffer and a male staffer). So, unless you are one of them, you don't know what in the hell you are talking about. And if you are one of them, you are lying.

The information request I made was the first one I made during the molestation scandal and I sought emails from four individuals that were sent to and from those four individuals during what amounted to approximately a 27 day timespan.

I am required by law to receive the information within 10 days. They are allowed a 14 day extension. Not once was I notified proactively about the status of my request. Instead, I made numerous calls and personal visits to the office to coordinate a time and date that I would be able to view the materials.

Thirty days passed and I still did not receive the information. It is revisionist history to state that I simply walked in late one afternoon to make their lives inconvenient. In fact, I specifically told Penman's office that I was trying to coordinate so that I could work around my child's school schedule. It was the exact reverse as you describe.

Of course you leave out the fact that even though it was my public information request and I had waited for over a month and I hurried over as soon as possible the day I received the call...a reporter from the San Bernardino Sun was already looking at my material.

This is a fact!

As far as the scene I created. Are you saying that Penman did not tell me to "get the hell out of his office" while trying to bully me by placing his red face within two inches of my nose and telling me that my child did not belong at City Hall?

You were there...obviously...so please feel free to set the record straight. I love how you gloss over this little inconvenience.

I did not stay past my welcome. As I was exiting the office, I had given the male staffer present additional public information requests and asked for a timestamped copy of those requests. Penman ordered the staffer to not comply with my request.

There is so much here to dissect, but I simply find your comments laughable. Lemme get this straight. The SBPOA is endorsing Estrada and Arnett, but not Penman, because they are trying to save money?

That makes no sense. Of course, you must forget the fact that in Penman's city attorney race against Milligan, they didnt endorse Penman either...but spent around $60K on council races. Were they saving money then?

The last line by Be Real is telling. The "little boy" comment was eerily similar to a remark Penman barked at me that day in his office.

I guess one of these days when I grow up, I'll be like so many of the San Bernardino grown ups. I am sure that hiding behind pseudonyms and telling one person one thing to their face and the opposite behind their back will make me feel like a man.

People say a lot of things about me and I don't lose any sleep over it. But, one thing I haven't been called is a liar or that I am dishonest.

I'll let the reader decide who is telling the truth and who isn't.

In my best Jim Rome voice: "Goodnight now!"

Joe: Did it ever occur to you that it was the Morris clan who refused to release the emails that you requested, 27 days worth? That is a fact, even if you choose to not believe it. In my opinion, it falls into the Morris clan's "we are and will continue to cover up the alleged molestation and unfortunate events" category. Penman's office has a legal responsibility to protect the integrity of the investigation that was and is still ongoing, as you well know or should know. His office has no desire to cover for the Morris's but you know full well it is his job and he will do it with integrity, even if he has to get angry with someone who is asking him to do something other than protect the integrity of his office (which in effect is what you were asking him to do). I don't doubt any of what you are saying but you, my friend, are missing the crucial point here. You are blaming Penman for trying to reason with you when you were at the end of your rope. I don't blame you for being at the end of your rope, but it was not Penman that took you to that point. Hope all is well with you and your family.

Why isn't Jim Penman out here defending himself instead of his siamese twin, Wendy McCammack?

I don't get why McCammack can't have her own opinion on anything. And maybe it's because Penman is the city's lawyer and should not be divulging sensitive info. Are you brain dead, or what?

If it is sensitive info then maybe Councilwoman McCammack should be keeping her mouth shut too! She is a rep of the city as well. But the vendetta against Morris overrides any good sense she has.
Are you gonna call me another name? :P
Sticks and stones.

Councilwoman McCammack, as a 20 plus year veteran of law enforcement I had to stop and think about your comment that firemen are smarter than cops. Ya know, I guess you must be right. I voted for you on your last efforts to retain your seat and for Penman four years ago.
I won't be making that mistake again! Thanks for helping us dumb cops out.